Meet former Event Project Manager and career changer Karin Hellman. In a 2022 podcast episode, Karin shared her initial fears beginning studies in Structural Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm as a mature-aged student. She has recently successfully completed the degree. As part of her academic journey, she chose to spend 2023 studying at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. In this episode, hear her talk about the differences between studying in Australia and Sweden along with her experiences traveling in Australia and New Zeeland.

This is a wonderful and positive conversation especially valuable for students or career changer who might be unsure about studying abroad, meeting new people, and experiencing a different culture. Please enjoy, discuss, debate, and comment. Most importantly THANK YOU FOR SHARING WIDELY, / Take care Liisa

In this episode, I am thrilled to welcome back Jane Caro, a brilliant Australian author, feminist, renowned social commentator, staunch advocate for public education, broadcaster, and journalist. A year ago, on July 10, 2023, I had the privilege of speaking with Jane, and if you missed that conversation, I highly recommend giving it a listen.

Today, Jane discusses her concerns about the ongoing changes in public education and emphasizes the importance of free, secular, and universal education. She shares her views on religion in Australia and Australian education, and politics. Hear her express her worries about the strange happenings in the US, the dangers of theocracy, and the Trump cult effect. Wellbeing and taking care of yourself is also a topic Jane discusses as well as the pros and cons of social media. Jane also explains why she has decided not to enter politics again, choosing to focus on her writing instead, and she does know how to write. Jane shares about her new book set to be released in April 2025 and no doubt it will be a best seller.

I had the pleasure of reading Jane's brilliant book, "Mother," published in 2022. It's a domestic thriller with a moral dilemma and a bestseller in Australia and this is a book I would love to see published here in Sweden. So, if you're a publisher or you know of a publisher here in Scandinavia, do yourself a favor and contact Jane.

This episode is a must listen, please discuss, debate and comment / Thank you for sharing and for your support / Take care of yourself Liisa.

Jane's Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-caro-am-2622322

Youtube:

Jane Caro (2024) Secularism Australia https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX4TT1cHZBBLob3KMVDwC-ahoRI8ruUF

Jane Caro (2024) Safety is an illusion: how I overcame anxiety TEDxMaldon Live (15.56min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCx-Sf2AOr4

Jane Caro in conversation with Kate Evans | The Mother – A domestic thriller with a moral dilemma. - Mar 15, 2022 (56,21min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jynt-BJuj0

Linda Wedlin is a Professor of Business Studies, Organization theory. She is interested in institutional change and development and the changing governance of the public sector, most notably in the field of higher education and research. She is the program director for research program Democracy and Higher Education. She is also the recipient of the Excellent teacher title.

Linda’s Profile

linkedin.com/in/linda-wedlin-ba918b134

Debatt artikel

Arora -Jonsson, S., Engwall, L., Pallas, J., & Wedlin, L. (2023,8/9) DN Debatt Repliker. ”All viktig forskning passar inte i löpsedelsformatet” Uppdaterad 2023-08-29 Publicerad 2023-08-29

https://www.dn.se/debatt/all-viktig-forskning-passar-inte-i-lopsedelsformatet/

References

Engwall, L., Wedlin, L. (2022). The Myth of the Global Market for Business Education. In: Örtenblad, A., Koris, R. (eds) Debating Business School Legitimacy. Palgrave Debates in Business and Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12725-0_8

Brunsson, Nils, and Linda Wedlin, 'Constructing competition for status: sports and higher education', in Stefan Arora-Jonsson, and others (eds), Competition: What It Is and Why It Happens (Oxford, 2021; online edn, Oxford Academic, 22 July 2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192898012.003.0006, accessed 25 May 2024.